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we hope for big improvements. >> there are some big improvements. right now we are on marylanders route 121, clarksburg road right off interstate 270. both roads have reopened, good news for commuters. the work still continues behind us. there are crews from washington gas here continuing to try to get this gas leak cleared up. this should not affect the morning commute is the good news. we have seen video of yesterday as a six-mile stretch of 270 was closed. that backed up traffic during evening rush hour from frederick, maryland, to gaithersburg. hundreds of people were trapped in their cars six hours. the cause was the gas leak that happened yesterday around 4:00 in the afternoon. a construction crew working hits and eight-inch natural gas line. neighbors complained of the ride and a smell that you gatwicet with gas mains. they worked 30 feet below ground. here's what a fire department official had to say. >> the contractor had their safety officers and supervisors and add the areas surveyed. they knew where they were going. this was just an unid
we hope for big improvements. >> there are some big improvements. right now we are on marylanders route 121, clarksburg road right off interstate 270. both roads have reopened, good news for commuters. the work still continues behind us. there are crews from washington gas here continuing to try to get this gas leak cleared up. this should not affect the morning commute is the good news. we have seen video of yesterday as a six-mile stretch of 270 was closed. that backed up traffic during...
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the big headline is the heat and humidity. it will feel like 118 degrees with air temperatures around 100. near 100 tomorrow, isolated storms possible in the afternoon. heat index values around 113. mid 90's the on sunday with the stance of late-day storm. monday, and 80's. best chance of storms is on monday. >>> no accidents yet this morning. i would like to see that last all friday morning. no problems to report. good news. georgia avenue has reopened southbound between randolph road and arcola avenue. 95 northbound, construction is gone. as well as on the outer loop. as well as 66 and the dulles toll road. looks good in the district. maryland, smooth sailing from route 5/branch avenue to 50. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:21 on this friday. >> we have to ask if you are ready for some football? the nfl owners vote to play, but none of the players want to run with the ball. tim brant will explain. >> today on "oprah," you'll hear from the mentally ill child who has tried to kill his own mother, 4:00 on abc 7. >>> nfl player
the big headline is the heat and humidity. it will feel like 118 degrees with air temperatures around 100. near 100 tomorrow, isolated storms possible in the afternoon. heat index values around 113. mid 90's the on sunday with the stance of late-day storm. monday, and 80's. best chance of storms is on monday. >>> no accidents yet this morning. i would like to see that last all friday morning. no problems to report. good news. georgia avenue has reopened southbound between randolph road...
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this is the big daddy of them all. tens of thousands of people that are expected to be down here for the big fourth of july celebration. the public access to the national mall itself is going to start at about 10:00 a.m. so that is what folks can start filtering down near and getting your favorite spot down here on the national mall. the u.s. park service, they are saying, please, do not drive down here. they are asking people to take metro to get down here. they think that will be your best bet. here is some information you need to know about metro itself. it is going to be open from 7:00 a.m. to midnight. the smithsonian metro stop, that one is actually going to be closed but will reopen for entry only after the fireworks. they can try to get people oust here as quickly as possible. they will be running six and eight-car trains and for safety measures, many of the escalators will be off. people need to keep that in mind. you will be walking coming in and out of the metro stop. here is what you need to know to bring o
this is the big daddy of them all. tens of thousands of people that are expected to be down here for the big fourth of july celebration. the public access to the national mall itself is going to start at about 10:00 a.m. so that is what folks can start filtering down near and getting your favorite spot down here on the national mall. the u.s. park service, they are saying, please, do not drive down here. they are asking people to take metro to get down here. they think that will be your best...
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the big story was a tiger was has fired his longtime caddie. they were together for 72 tournament went around the globe. they work in each other's weddings. this one is hard to figure out and it is certainly a surprise. williams is not happy with the decision. >> what do you think? >> is tiger woods trying to get everything out of his life that is passed. but he was a very good caddie. >> interesting. [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. [ child's voice ] can i have some? [ child's voice ] you guys should rock paper, scissors for it. ok. [ chuckles ] best of three? sure. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. [ scoffs ] one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. i win! oh, man. [ muffled ] congratulations. [ male announcer ] get your own bbq pulled pork sub at subway®. tender, slow-cooked pork with irresistibly bold barbecue sauce. subway. eat fresh®. >>> we want you to share with us how you are coping with this heat. send us your photos at wjla.com and we will post them to a photo gallery. >> we
the big story was a tiger was has fired his longtime caddie. they were together for 72 tournament went around the globe. they work in each other's weddings. this one is hard to figure out and it is certainly a surprise. williams is not happy with the decision. >> what do you think? >> is tiger woods trying to get everything out of his life that is passed. but he was a very good caddie. >> interesting. [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. [ child's voice ] can i have some? [...
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the weather has been the big story today. you will see some lightning strikes right near the launch pad. there was a meeting that just began at 4:30 this afternoon. they're trying to determine if there has been any sustainable damage. they are out there walking launchpad bird table continue to do that throughout the night looking for any other issues. 70% sounds like a daunting number of. but they have actually launched here with a 90% chance that it would not happen. the last thing you want to do is scrubbed the launch for another day or so and it turns out that the weather is beautiful. it does not look good right now but they will continue to look at it. >> it is business as usual until they decide whether or not -- and they will make that decision. it will happen in the wee hours tomorrow morning. >> 2:00. >> able prepare for the final launch pad today i got a tour. they are inviting all of 11 astronauts to witness this launch. we got a chance to a call -- to talk to them. we will have that letter for you. >> ok. we will
the weather has been the big story today. you will see some lightning strikes right near the launch pad. there was a meeting that just began at 4:30 this afternoon. they're trying to determine if there has been any sustainable damage. they are out there walking launchpad bird table continue to do that throughout the night looking for any other issues. 70% sounds like a daunting number of. but they have actually launched here with a 90% chance that it would not happen. the last thing you want to...
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and the bay bridge and the big toll increase on the way. tonight, why there might be a change in the plans. >> live in fairfax county, the latest efforts by police to keep shoppers safe from the serial slasher coming up >>> new tonight, shoppers across fairfax county are on high alert as police try to track down an attacker targeting women. women across fairfax county are using the buddy system, not shopping alone as the man remains on the loose. we are live in the latest. >> jennifer fairfax county police had thought that the crisp surveillance photos they had released would help get solid tips from the public. no arrests are made and they are stepping up their undercover presence at my shopping centers where the slashings occurred. this woman says if her 19-year-old daughter comes to the mall, she makes sure someone is with her. >> she is not coming by herself. she is coming and -- >> because even with crystal clear surveillance photos of the serial slasher targeting malls in fairfax county, he is still on the loose. >> it's definitely gi
and the bay bridge and the big toll increase on the way. tonight, why there might be a change in the plans. >> live in fairfax county, the latest efforts by police to keep shoppers safe from the serial slasher coming up >>> new tonight, shoppers across fairfax county are on high alert as police try to track down an attacker targeting women. women across fairfax county are using the buddy system, not shopping alone as the man remains on the loose. we are live in the latest....
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while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> we are back with our guests talking about bier and restaurants in the washington area. you said that -- i like an article that i read about you. you said port city brewing grew out of -- you went from wine to a staye at home dad. how did that lead to this business? it could not be friendly with the hours. >> my wife and i had small kids at home and her job required a lot of trouble as it did mine. with small kids at home, we found that something had to give. we decided that she would commute to
while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving...
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. >>> one big storm, three big problems. on 7, a tree comes down of a woman posing like. i just jumped out. >> or wild water put some drivers in danger. thousands lose power for hours. >> life team coverage from all the trouble spots. >> marion barry's son faces serious charges. outrage at the big changes over netflix. you might be surprised at what netflix says about it. live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. >> as we begin tonight with one woman's terrifying ordeal at the of the storms. a tree came crashing down on her r coming inches away from killing her inside. tonight, the woman is talking about it. >> really an extraordinary story. out of this terrific with only bonds and bruises. have to tell you, this mother from maryland was driving right ofindustry during the peak storm this afternoon. >> seeing her car in this tow lot, is to see the horror of been.ould have treat branch out in my while i was driving. >> oh my goodness! >> all of a sudden, it was cracking. a storm toppled a massive tree limb. the lens crushed her car, a limb herhed right through windshiel
. >>> one big storm, three big problems. on 7, a tree comes down of a woman posing like. i just jumped out. >> or wild water put some drivers in danger. thousands lose power for hours. >> life team coverage from all the trouble spots. >> marion barry's son faces serious charges. outrage at the big changes over netflix. you might be surprised at what netflix says about it. live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. >> as we begin tonight with one woman's...
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there is a big vote in d.c. tomorrow. joining us with a look at that. a couple hours ago it looked like a done deal. >> let's wait. we hope that vote happens tomorrow. it looks like the lockout will be history by this time tomorrow night. but there could be a last-minute delay in a vote by the players. all 32 of the player representatives are here in washington right now they'll get up tomorrow have a meeting and then they plan to vote on the deal. but according to the "new york times" the players have asked at the very last minute now that some new language be inserted into the contract. they reportedly want an opt-out clause after year seven of the ten-year pact. the owners are not happy about this. so this has caused a lot of uncertainty about the post lockout schedule. it was assumed the players would approve the and then report to facilities on wednesday. but who knows. things look good but now we have to wait and see how things shake out tomorrow. we do know all ice in the football world will be on washington starting first thing tomorrow morning.
there is a big vote in d.c. tomorrow. joining us with a look at that. a couple hours ago it looked like a done deal. >> let's wait. we hope that vote happens tomorrow. it looks like the lockout will be history by this time tomorrow night. but there could be a last-minute delay in a vote by the players. all 32 of the player representatives are here in washington right now they'll get up tomorrow have a meeting and then they plan to vote on the deal. but according to the "new york...
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women's soccer team was a big win to send them to the world cup finals. >> and big changes that could be ahead for casey anthony when she gets out of jail in four days. >> absolutely not taking the children out of their home. >> plus, should obese children be taken away from their parents for protection? a controversial topic drawing a lot of attention. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier w!t to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> a new commentary in the country's leading medical journal is sparking a controversy among parents. >> it's as parents of extremely obese children should lose custody of their children. >> the question is whether they should lose custody for not controlling their child's weight. the child would be placed in foster care were the doctors believe they would receive better meals and regular exercise. plus we talk to a
women's soccer team was a big win to send them to the world cup finals. >> and big changes that could be ahead for casey anthony when she gets out of jail in four days. >> absolutely not taking the children out of their home. >> plus, should obese children be taken away from their parents for protection? a controversial topic drawing a lot of attention. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5...
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dallas, the big d oklahoma city -- 102. every day in oklahoma city since june 1 has been 90 degrees or higher. the middle part of the country continues debate -- to bake. here is the general pattern. nothing really terrible coming our way. as the jet stream moves north we will see this little area of high pressure. it will not be as humid tomorrow. the wind will turn more to the southwest. that humidity will come back. there is the risk of afternoon showers and thundershowers for wednesday and thursday, not tomorrow. when you head out, we'll have a pleasant morning. near-90 tomorrow. our average height -- highs is 88 degrees. the air quality is negative -- though one negative. it is in the unhealthy rings. the uv index will be high bank -- unhealthy range. the uv index will be high. we will get a little break into the weekend. now that it is a four-day week, it is looking pretty good. you can check out the weather 24/7 online. checking our top stories on wjla.com -- the latest on the suit against dominique strauss-kahn. the
dallas, the big d oklahoma city -- 102. every day in oklahoma city since june 1 has been 90 degrees or higher. the middle part of the country continues debate -- to bake. here is the general pattern. nothing really terrible coming our way. as the jet stream moves north we will see this little area of high pressure. it will not be as humid tomorrow. the wind will turn more to the southwest. that humidity will come back. there is the risk of afternoon showers and thundershowers for wednesday and...
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i know your kids are big fans, right? >> my son has read each but half a dozen times >> hopefully you'll pick up a few extra tickets down there. >> we will have much more on the harry potter excitement coming up in just a few minutes. barge campbell is going to talk to one of the young stars. he gives us his review of the final movie. i will tell you that he was very excited to pass it along. >> here we go. >> coming up, the prime-time emmy nominations are out. there were some obvious front- runners this year. >> a marine at quantico proposes an interesting question. >> of firefighters said the city is trying to turn them into police officers and they do not like it. >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, underside. >> d.c. has a new idea to keep the summer job employees safe on payday. >> the idea has firefighters fuming. >> the idea of posting firefighters in neighborhoods to deter crime is not a popular one. >> the potential is there. >> is a robbery starts, what are they supposed to do? >> the idea comes from -- whe
i know your kids are big fans, right? >> my son has read each but half a dozen times >> hopefully you'll pick up a few extra tickets down there. >> we will have much more on the harry potter excitement coming up in just a few minutes. barge campbell is going to talk to one of the young stars. he gives us his review of the final movie. i will tell you that he was very excited to pass it along. >> here we go. >> coming up, the prime-time emmy nominations are out....
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big papi does not like that. the benches clear. both players stay in the game until this -- griggs taunts ortiz, tells him to get to first and then it's too much. it erupts. everyone's on the field and both players are thrown out of the game. to add insult to injury, the sox win 10-3. and jeter watch is officially over. derek jeter hit his 3,000th hit today. and as you can see, it was a beauty. it was a home run, no less. his first at yankee stadium this season. he becomes the first yankee ever to reach the 3,000th benchmark. and you can bet new york is erupting tonight. he also went 5-5 today. well, england will have to wait another three years before a national team makes it out of the world cup quarterfinals. the men were eliminated last year and the women fell to a similar fate. but they didn't go down easily. after 30 minutes of extra time it goes to a shootout. france is in the lead 4-3. one more chance for england to stay alive. pressure is on faye white. can she do it? she's the captain. but even the captain is having a rou
big papi does not like that. the benches clear. both players stay in the game until this -- griggs taunts ortiz, tells him to get to first and then it's too much. it erupts. everyone's on the field and both players are thrown out of the game. to add insult to injury, the sox win 10-3. and jeter watch is officially over. derek jeter hit his 3,000th hit today. and as you can see, it was a beauty. it was a home run, no less. his first at yankee stadium this season. he becomes the first yankee ever...
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thit's causing big problems for anyone forced to work outside. >> there's no rest for the weary. john gonzales has more. >> fire in virginia water in maryland two extremes, both pampered by the heatwave. >> on the day like this and they get overheated quickly. >> firefighters in alexandria are willing 115 pounds of gear. >> insulation in their equipment is there to protect them but it is trapping a lot of heat. >> paramedics on the verge of heat exhaustion. they are drinking water to quickly replenished what the humid air has taken. firefighters work on trying to salvage their house. a displaced president is worried about his mother's health. >> we have not had anything to drink. as soon as we get inside, we will drink some gator aid. >> the cruise in wheaton are preparing a 16-inch pipe. it's been a challenge for this family to keep their little ones cool. john gonzales, abc 7 news. >> we want to see how you are beating the heat. send your videos and pictures. >>> the space shuttle program will be history when atlantis returns to britain in just over an hour or. last night the a
thit's causing big problems for anyone forced to work outside. >> there's no rest for the weary. john gonzales has more. >> fire in virginia water in maryland two extremes, both pampered by the heatwave. >> on the day like this and they get overheated quickly. >> firefighters in alexandria are willing 115 pounds of gear. >> insulation in their equipment is there to protect them but it is trapping a lot of heat. >> paramedics on the verge of heat exhaustion....
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> when website at lets people express their positive and negative opinions. >> 1 user is saying they were attacked personally many times. >> she studied business and worked as an investor -- worked as an investment banker and then move back home to alexandria to follow her dream. the cdo opened its doors in april and she's a small business owner. at first it got amazing reviews on yelp but one posting caught her eye. >> it caught my eye. >> six days later the posting was taken down. >> no sooner did they take it down, the same person with the same id road again except this time she is more inflammatory. >> every time it was taken down the poster would write again and eventually wrote about her 4- year-old daughter. >> that is what i said enough is enough and retained counsel and filed an official complaint with the police department. >> hoping someone would track down the side verbally and track down an actual person at yelp. coast to co
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says tell congressional leaders that they and the white house can still do big things, in his word, take on this critical challenge. live in the sat plight center. abc 7 news. >> thanks for that report. for instant updates on the still unfolding story you can log on to wjla.com. >>> turning now to another developing story tonight for second time today, a plane has been intercepted near camp david where the president is spending part of his weekend. two f-16s intercepted just before 7:00 tonight, the plane landed where the pilot was met by law enforcement. the first plane was intercepted at around noon today, and landed without incident. meanwhile, we're also following latest developments in a triple shooting in trendy d.c. neighborhood. two men were killed and third is in critical condition tonight. we now know the identities of the men killed. police say that they are 32-year-old jimmy simmons and 31-year-old domonique barber. the shooting happened before 6:00 this morning on parkwood place in columbia heights. neighbors say they heard shots fired after a dice game turned violent. >> th
says tell congressional leaders that they and the white house can still do big things, in his word, take on this critical challenge. live in the sat plight center. abc 7 news. >> thanks for that report. for instant updates on the still unfolding story you can log on to wjla.com. >>> turning now to another developing story tonight for second time today, a plane has been intercepted near camp david where the president is spending part of his weekend. two f-16s intercepted just...
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the big holiday weekend getaway is upon us. some folks are hitting the road early hoping to beat the big rush hour later today. >>> drivers are enjoying a big dip in gas prices but aaa says more americans will be flying this year. it is still very expensive to fly. let's go to reagan national airport for the travel forecast. >>> aaa mid-atlantic says local air travel is up 22% this year. passengers traveling through the three area airports should brace for big crowds this weekend. roads and highways should be a less crowded even as drivers enjoy the declining class prices -- declining gas prices. >> the gas is affordable now. >> drivers are downright giddy over lower gas prices. >> low prices makes a difference when you fill up. i felt at $100 in many other places and here it was $84. >> aaa reports that while 784,000 metro driver is planned to travel by car, that is down by almost 3% from last year. >> i feel more comfortable about driving now. when the gas prices got higher, i was very careful. >> whether heading across the b
the big holiday weekend getaway is upon us. some folks are hitting the road early hoping to beat the big rush hour later today. >>> drivers are enjoying a big dip in gas prices but aaa says more americans will be flying this year. it is still very expensive to fly. let's go to reagan national airport for the travel forecast. >>> aaa mid-atlantic says local air travel is up 22% this year. passengers traveling through the three area airports should brace for big crowds this...
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. >> a big deal to have access to 15 million tracks. that's a huge collection of music. it's pretty much anything you want to hear that you can play on demand with good sound quality and it's free. >> there's a $10 per month version that allows users to extreme content directly to their mobile devices. those are your "tech bytes." >>> 5:19, 67 degrees. >> said that is all more traffic this morning and that maybe it was harry potter. >> i know. >> they were coming from the harry potter premier. >> you will not see any delays like yesterday. that was a nasty rush hour commute. first, we have another beautiful friday on the way. low humidity, comfortable temperatures. look at annapolis, just a few clouds. no rain in the forecast today in court tomorrow or sunday. if your travel plans take it to the mountains or the delmarva beaches, looking good. 69 degrees at reagan national airport in this hour. george washington university, 69. 54 degrees in wintergreen. rehoboth beach, 63 degrees in delaware. temperatures in the six deposing mostly. 70 at annapolis. high pressure will m
. >> a big deal to have access to 15 million tracks. that's a huge collection of music. it's pretty much anything you want to hear that you can play on demand with good sound quality and it's free. >> there's a $10 per month version that allows users to extreme content directly to their mobile devices. those are your "tech bytes." >>> 5:19, 67 degrees. >> said that is all more traffic this morning and that maybe it was harry potter. >> i know. >>...
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win big at the world cup. >> the big game is coming up at 11:00 this morning against france. >>> 5:41 is the time, 76 degrees. cracks coming up new developments in the casey anthony case. the spotlight turns to the florida woman posing mother. >> more history is made in space as nasa prepared to say goodbye to the shuttle p [ carrie ] i remember my very first t year as a acher, setting that goal to become a prialncipal. but, i have to support my family so how do i go back to school? university of phoenix made it doable. a lot of my instructors were principals in my district. i wouldn't be where i am without that degree. my name is dr. carrie buck. i helped turn an arisk school into an award winning school and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. >>> welcome back. checking our top stories at 5:45. it should be a normal commute for riders on the metro red line. befits taking on the track near the silver spring station caused by the heat. there were single-tracking between silver spring and takoma last night because of that. >>> ron paul will retire at the
win big at the world cup. >> the big game is coming up at 11:00 this morning against france. >>> 5:41 is the time, 76 degrees. cracks coming up new developments in the casey anthony case. the spotlight turns to the florida woman posing mother. >> more history is made in space as nasa prepared to say goodbye to the shuttle p [ carrie ] i remember my very first t year as a acher, setting that goal to become a prialncipal. but, i have to support my family so how do i go back...
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. >>> are other big story, a nation on the brink. lawmakers have little more than a week to raise the spending limits and cut the deficit. >> with no deal, both sides are preparing back up plans and international markets are reeling. philip stewart is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> good morning. the house speaker is expected to release his plan today. already the debate this morning is focusing not just on the taxes and spending that we have heard so much about, but on how long the plan would last. this morning house speaker john boehner was focusing on a short- term approach, cutting spending by $1 trillion and raising the debt ceiling by about the same. >> i would prefer to have a bipartisan approach to solving the problem. if that's not possible, i and my republican colleagues in the house are prepared to move on our own. >> his plan only allows the government to pay bills three early next year. if >> a short-term extension to the debt ceiling will jeopardize our economy. the speaker is ignoring the warning. >> senator p
. >>> are other big story, a nation on the brink. lawmakers have little more than a week to raise the spending limits and cut the deficit. >> with no deal, both sides are preparing back up plans and international markets are reeling. philip stewart is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> good morning. the house speaker is expected to release his plan today. already the debate this morning is focusing not just on the taxes and spending that we have heard so much about,...
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. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg will make a big announcement today that he's calling, quote, something awesome. tech insiders say he could unveil a video chat powered by skype. the other speculation is that facebook's long awaited app for apple's ipad could finally be ready info yto launch, or that unveil a smart app for smart phones. >>> preacher who predicted this year's doomsday is now in a nursing home. >> october 21, 2011, and at that time, the whole world will be destroyed. >> that's harold kcamping makin his predictions of the apocalypse. he predicted judgment day would happen may 21st. his media empire spent millions of dollars for billboards to promote his message. and he also said the end of the world would be october 21st of this year. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> if you're young and cute in america, you can get away with murder. >> yes, they had a lot of circumstantial evidence, but they didn't have concrete
. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg will make a big announcement today that he's calling, quote, something awesome. tech insiders say he could unveil a video chat powered by skype. the other speculation is that facebook's long awaited app for apple's ipad could finally be ready info yto launch, or that unveil a smart app for smart phones. >>> preacher who predicted this year's doomsday is now in a nursing home. >> october 21, 2011, and at that time, the whole world...
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but the big one is happening at the national mall. we're talking about the capitol fourth rehearsal concert. elaine reyes is down on the mall with us. elaine, looks like the rain has stopped and they're getting ready for a party. >> it's getting a little steamy out here, aaron. but what do you think of names like josh groban, steve martin, matthew morris so from glee or mark from "dancing with the stars". they are all headlining a concert tomorrow night before the fireworks show on the west lawn of the capitol. if you want to miss the crowds tomorrow, you can come out today. they're going to be rehearsing starting later on this afternoon and this evening. so you can get a sneak peek of what's to come without the crowds. now, the finishes touches for tomorrow's capitol fourth are well under way. whether you're looking for a spot on the west lawn for that concert or on the national mall, you can expect checkpoints all over the place. and all bags to get checked and searched. these are just some of the security measures that you will see
but the big one is happening at the national mall. we're talking about the capitol fourth rehearsal concert. elaine reyes is down on the mall with us. elaine, looks like the rain has stopped and they're getting ready for a party. >> it's getting a little steamy out here, aaron. but what do you think of names like josh groban, steve martin, matthew morris so from glee or mark from "dancing with the stars". they are all headlining a concert tomorrow night before the fireworks show...
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they have big time drama as far as the weather is concerned. can you imagine you are in town for a couple of days and you see the big sandstorm and the next day you look up and there is lightning everywhere. >> last week 116. >> if you were there for those two days and last week, you are probably like i'm never coming here again. >> you have good stories. >> and good pictures. >> you won't believe what happened in phoenix. let's get to our forecast and the headline. i said headline and not headlines because i only have one. rain chances increase today, 30, 40 chance. better chance tomorrow. a frontal system will come through and a developing area of low pressure that will try to ride along it up the carolinas. let's get to some temperatures. here we go again. another muggy morning. 74 at reagan national. 74 in annapolis. 73 in hagerstown. stevensville, apparently you don't have numbers because i don't have any for you. yesterday wet early morning rain that helped put a damper on temperatures and we got into the upper 80s yesterday so it should
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top of the ninth now, same score, henry rodriguez facing darwin barney and the little dude comes up big for the cubs. runner on second, two outs and shoots one into the right field corner. tony campana scores. chicago takes a 10-9 lead. with two outs. bottom nine, last chance for the nats, roger bernadina up with two outs runners on the corners, a charge into one here but it's going to be caught by fukudome. beat 10-9. the nats host the rockies tomorrow. >>> buck showalter and the orioles taking on the red sox and it was all boston. bottom seven a home run parade. first, david ortiz facing pedro viola, crushes that to center. then the very next batter is josh reddick. and josh reddick goes yard. and then the very next batter is jarrod saltalamacchia and he's doing what the other two did in previous pictures, are you kidding me? back-to-back-to-back home runs. six different red sox players homered. boston beats baltimore 10-4 the final. >>> tennis now and the 175th-ranked player in the world wouldn't normally get the attention of the first lady, but when the 175th player in the world is
top of the ninth now, same score, henry rodriguez facing darwin barney and the little dude comes up big for the cubs. runner on second, two outs and shoots one into the right field corner. tony campana scores. chicago takes a 10-9 lead. with two outs. bottom nine, last chance for the nats, roger bernadina up with two outs runners on the corners, a charge into one here but it's going to be caught by fukudome. beat 10-9. the nats host the rockies tomorrow. >>> buck showalter and the...
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you're not a big fan of the heat, andrea but we can handle this. we'll only see a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. rain chances will be lower today. coming up a little bit tomorrow and on thursday as well. hey, temperatures this morning in the mid-70s. we'll climb to the middle 80s by noon. you want to go to the pool this afternoon, maybe didn't like it yesterday. it was too cloudy. we'll see more sunshine. except like yesterday, we've got the code orange air quality. some showers last night. got a couple. boy, 9:00, fireworks down from richmond to williamsburg. even parts of the northern neck at southern maryland. damp there and also to the north and west. some sprinkles overnight. those things are pulling away quickly. we're down to the northern neck. this is readville and newland. there may be a leftover sprinkle in st. mary's county. temps running 60s northwest to 70s in town. monika has the latest timesaver traffic. >> good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head out around town, there is only one issue right now. that's
you're not a big fan of the heat, andrea but we can handle this. we'll only see a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. rain chances will be lower today. coming up a little bit tomorrow and on thursday as well. hey, temperatures this morning in the mid-70s. we'll climb to the middle 80s by noon. you want to go to the pool this afternoon, maybe didn't like it yesterday. it was too cloudy. we'll see more sunshine. except like yesterday, we've got the code orange air quality. some...
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no big deals as you head over to 270. here is the sun glare at colesville road. 270, where you've got the slowdowns basically from montgomery village avenue to 370. all of the lanes are open. now, let's take a look at the travel times. 66, just the slow traffic. >> in ply next report, tale take a look at the big issues. >> this morning, the top movie in america, it is trand formers earning $116 million. worldwide it hauled in more than $400 million. >> whoa! >> cars 2 was number two. bad teacher fell to number three. >> in just a few hours, the official countdown to the final shuttle mission begins at the kennedy space center in florida. >> where three days and about five hours away from the launch of atlantis. >> the four person crew arrived at the space center monday. they'll take atlantis on a 12- day mission to the international space station. the crew will bring supplies and spare parts to the station. astronauts will spend the next few days training and spending time with family before friday's launch. >>> our krist
no big deals as you head over to 270. here is the sun glare at colesville road. 270, where you've got the slowdowns basically from montgomery village avenue to 370. all of the lanes are open. now, let's take a look at the travel times. 66, just the slow traffic. >> in ply next report, tale take a look at the big issues. >> this morning, the top movie in america, it is trand formers earning $116 million. worldwide it hauled in more than $400 million. >> whoa! >> cars 2...
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. >>> fox 5 is all over the big stories tonight. a virginia mother facing charges after prosecutors say she forgot her child in a hot van. tonight we're learning it may not have been the first time. >>> a frightening new warning, terrorists could be plotting to have bombs implanted in their bodies ready to go off at any moment. >>> and our fox 5 undercover investigation found a disturbing tr ng t drop off in specific communities. >>> but we begin tonight with the story that has a lot of people talking. a mother charged with murder for allegedly forgetting her child in a hot van. thanks for joining us. i'm laura evans in for brian tonight. >> i'm shawn yancy. according to prosecutors, this is not the first time she's left her child behind. fox 5's stacey cohan is working the> 40-year-old laura murphy w described as a pillar of community, involved in the girl scouts with her two older daughter, but her actions the morning of june 17th and on a previous january day may send her to jail. the murphy family lives in this well kept bristow
. >>> fox 5 is all over the big stories tonight. a virginia mother facing charges after prosecutors say she forgot her child in a hot van. tonight we're learning it may not have been the first time. >>> a frightening new warning, terrorists could be plotting to have bombs implanted in their bodies ready to go off at any moment. >>> and our fox 5 undercover investigation found a disturbing tr ng t drop off in specific communities. >>> but we begin tonight with...
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he says that's been a big drag on the economy. >>> the new head of the international monetary fund held her first news conference today. christine la guard was elected after a sex crimes arrest forced dominique strauss-kahn to resign. >> now, you might be surprised that i'm here so soon after my election. i thought it was necessary to come back to d.c. very promptly, simply because there are many issues that need to be addressed. and those issues cannot wait for yet another summer holiday. so here i am. and for good. >> christine lagarde is the first woman to lead the imf. she is a former french finance minister. meanwhile, her predecessor is still sorting through legal issues. today strauss-kahn's defense team attended a meeting at the manhattan district attorney's office for about an hour and a half. afterward, the defense team would say only that the meeting was productive. it was expected that prosecutors might try to persuade strauss-kahn to plead to a lesser charge. but his attorneys have said all along they would not agree to a plea deal. >>> if your summer travel plans include a
he says that's been a big drag on the economy. >>> the new head of the international monetary fund held her first news conference today. christine la guard was elected after a sex crimes arrest forced dominique strauss-kahn to resign. >> now, you might be surprised that i'm here so soon after my election. i thought it was necessary to come back to d.c. very promptly, simply because there are many issues that need to be addressed. and those issues cannot wait for yet another...
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he notches his 21st save and detweiler picks up his second career big-league win. now in arlington, texas. rangers looking to rebound after getting blown out by -- here we go. this is going to help the o's. first batter of the game. j.j. hardy gives the orioles an early lead. crushes it into the orioles bull pen for a lead-off home run. that would be his third lead-off home they are year. the orioles were up 1-0. bottom of the seventh now, 2-1 orioles, runners on the corners for josh hamilton who hits jim johnson's pitch to left field. reimold can't get to it. a run scores. tries to throw the runner out at third and the ball gets away and elvis andrus comes home to put the rangers up, 3-2. johnson not a happy camper. the rangers go on to beat the orioles, 4-2. the castles open their season at home against the defending champions kansas city explorers who made it tough. venus williams did not have the best performance tonight losing both her singles and women's doubles matches. however, that's why they call it world team tennis. the castles pulled through beating ka
he notches his 21st save and detweiler picks up his second career big-league win. now in arlington, texas. rangers looking to rebound after getting blown out by -- here we go. this is going to help the o's. first batter of the game. j.j. hardy gives the orioles an early lead. crushes it into the orioles bull pen for a lead-off home run. that would be his third lead-off home they are year. the orioles were up 1-0. bottom of the seventh now, 2-1 orioles, runners on the corners for josh hamilton...
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> 6:46 right now. the "today" show is next on nbc 4. let's find out what they're working on this morning. >> jenna wolf is live with all of that. good morning. >> good morning to you. coming up on today, a developing story. hundreds of barrels of oil spilled into a river in yellowstone park from a ruptured exxon mobil pipeline. the latest on the fight to contain it. >> then you're feeling it, we're feeling it. summer scorcher. july 4th heat wave descended across much of the country. temperatures in the 90s, even to the 100s. how long is this wicked weather going to last? we're going to have the forecast. >>> plus, the case against casey anthony. the riveting murder trial is now almost over. closing arguments on ex
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> 6:46 right now. the "today" show is next on nbc 4. let's find out what they're working on this morning. >> jenna wolf is live with all...
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and big crowds, well, that also means big security concerns. tom sherwood is live for us along the national mall with the latest on all that. hey, tom. >> reporter: hey, aaron. the first thing, somebody just walked by and said why don't you take off that tie? so don't expect to see this tie in the 6:00 show. as usual, these days people coming down this weekend monday night for the fireworks will have some light security to go through to get on to the mall. but the big no-no of course is no alcohol. lots of people already here, and this holiday weekend has begun. ♪ >> reporter: the rhythm and blues tent was a featured attraction at the folk life festival which opened on the mall today. ♪ the beginning of the july 4th weekend which will climax with monday night's fireworks spectacular. >> we came to town with about 14,000 pounds of explosives packaged into more than 2500 deluxe aerial bombs with some of those containing as many as 30 individual munitions. >> reporter: and the good thing about this year's folk life festival, it's in the shade
and big crowds, well, that also means big security concerns. tom sherwood is live for us along the national mall with the latest on all that. hey, tom. >> reporter: hey, aaron. the first thing, somebody just walked by and said why don't you take off that tie? so don't expect to see this tie in the 6:00 show. as usual, these days people coming down this weekend monday night for the fireworks will have some light security to go through to get on to the mall. but the big no-no of course is...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> a woman charged with killing her coworker in bethesda in montgomery county will be in court today. brittany norwood is accused of killing jana murphy at the lululemon store back in march. police say she killed murray after a fight after murray found suspected stolen items in norwood's handbag. norwood then tried to hide the murder by tying herself up and blaming at tack on two masked men. the store reopened last month. >>> later this month, a potomac man jailed in cuba will appeal his conviction in the highest court. 62-year-old allen gross is serving ten years for crimes against the cuban state. he was accuse ds of t
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> a woman charged with killing her coworker in bethesda in...
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and the caps making some big moves. the capitals trade goaltender semyon varlamov to the avalanche for the first round pick in next year's draft and a second round in the 2012 or 2013 draft. and semyon varl love, it was initially report head would play in russia's hml. but varlamov was a restricted free agent. so varly was a first round pick in 2006 and was expected to be the goaltender of the future, but several injuries limited his playing time. 23-year-old varlamov appeared in 57 regular season games and 19 postseason games for the caps. the caps not done, fining potomac maryland native jeff halpern to a deal. he played six seasons in washington from 1990 to 2006. last season with the canadiens. halpern collected 26 points, 11 goals and 15 assists. halpern will provide another veteran presence. the caps also signed former predator and winger joel ward to a four-year contract. not done, the caps signed roman hamrlik to a two-year deal. here is gm george mcphee. >> right now we have jeff as a fourth line center. who is
and the caps making some big moves. the capitals trade goaltender semyon varlamov to the avalanche for the first round pick in next year's draft and a second round in the 2012 or 2013 draft. and semyon varl love, it was initially report head would play in russia's hml. but varlamov was a restricted free agent. so varly was a first round pick in 2006 and was expected to be the goaltender of the future, but several injuries limited his playing time. 23-year-old varlamov appeared in 57 regular...
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this beautiful great big dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys n this surveillance video through the window, you can see him take off with the table as he was tied to a big red umbrella out there. a police officer grabbed the table, but the leg cliff was tied to broke off, and cliff kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff. when he was finally returned by police yesterday. >> his face today is like what's all the fuss? i needed a break. just wanted to go are informfor. >> they're such big beautiful dogs, they wouldn't hurt a flea. >> he apparently hurt his paw, though. tom, talk to us about the weather. >>> no harm done last night down on the mall where we had 500,000 people there and just missed those storms that passed just south of washington during the concert and the fireworks display. last night thankfully it did just miss the mall. right now, though, things have settled down. 75 in washington. near 70 prince george's county. much of southern maryland nea
this beautiful great big dog. the 3-year-old great dane got spooked while his family was eating at 5 guys n this surveillance video through the window, you can see him take off with the table as he was tied to a big red umbrella out there. a police officer grabbed the table, but the leg cliff was tied to broke off, and cliff kept going. the family searched for hours for cliff. when he was finally returned by police yesterday. >> his face today is like what's all the fuss? i needed a...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> good morning, a hazy and humid morning. i'm tom kierein. live picture from the city camera showing the first light of day showing up on the eastern horizon. weather and traffic on the ones at 5:11. around our region, we do have the thick haze and summer humidity with us, and temperatures in the mid and upper 70s in washington. prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel in the mid-70s there. eastern shore, most locations are near 70. farther to our west, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties near 70 degrees as well as much of the region. and there is the sunrise under way. it will be coming up
big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. >>> good morning, a hazy and humid morning. i'm tom kierein....